After Full Moon on January 11, the illuminated part wanes until New Moon on January 26.
Daily portraits show the Moon at local noon, with north at the top. Main phase times mark the exact moment.
Select a Moon to see it up close. NASA SVS · Moon Lab / NASA LRO
When to look
Look on the night of January 11 into January 12: the Moon rises at 4:20 PM EST and sets at 7:43 AM EST. The exact Full Moon is at 11:04 PM EST that night. You don’t need to catch that minute: the Moon looks full all night.
January 11 → January 12 · New York
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Height above the horizon
Look toward the east. The Moon is climbing higher in the sky.
Moonrise: January 11, 4:20 PM EST. Moonset: January 12, 7:43 AM EST.
Sunset 4:48 PM EST · Sunrise 7:18 AM EST · Near the horizon, the Moon can look warmer in color.
Around January 4, the Moon appears half-lit. It then grows brighter on its way to Full Moon on January 11.
Around January 18, the Moon appears half-lit. Its illuminated part then diminishes toward New Moon on January 26.
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | January 11, 2028, at 11:04 PM EST | 4:20 PM EST | 6:57 AM EST | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | January 11, 2028, at 8:04 PM PST | 4:46 PM PST | 6:39 AM PST | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | January 12, 2028, at 4:04 AM GMT | 4:48 PM GMT | 8:20 AM GMT | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | January 11, 2028, at 11:04 PM EST | 4:32 PM EST | 7:30 AM EST | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | January 12, 2028, at 3:04 PM AEDT | 8:20 PM AEDT | 5:29 AM AEDT | Australia/Sydney |
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | January 26, 2028, at 10:14 AM EST | 7:11 AM EST | 5:17 PM EST | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | January 26, 2028, at 7:14 AM PST | 6:57 AM PST | 5:36 PM PST | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | January 26, 2028, at 3:14 PM GMT | 7:46 AM GMT | 4:36 PM GMT | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | January 26, 2028, at 10:14 AM EST | 7:41 AM EST | 5:33 PM EST | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | January 27, 2028, at 2:14 AM AEDT | 6:26 AM AEDT | 8:20 PM AEDT | Australia/Sydney |
No. The phase has an exact time, but the Moon’s shape changes gradually. Near a quarter, it looks half-lit for about a day on either side, and a crescent grows or shrinks only a little from one night to the next.
The Full Moon happens at one moment worldwide, but local clocks put it on different dates. For example, the Full Moon of January 11 in New York falls on January 12 in Sydney.
The Full Moon of January 11 is traditionally called the Wolf Moon. These names come from North American tradition and follow Northern Hemisphere seasons, so in the Southern Hemisphere they don’t match the season.
